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Correlational findings

Study Halman et al. (1987): study ZZ EU 10 1981 /2

Public
18+ aged, general public, EU 10, 1981
Sample
Respondents
N = 12464
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Correlate

Authors's Label
Satisfaction with family life
Our Classification
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Direct question: "Taking all things together how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life at home?". Rated on a 10-point scale with higher numbers indicating higher satisfaction with family life.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.48 p < .01 France O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.37 p < .01 France O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.14 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.17 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.42 p < .01 Great Britain O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.57 p < .01 Great-Britain O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.24 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.10 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.45 p < .01 West Germany O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.59 p < .01 West Germany O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.19 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.20 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.43 p < .01 Italy O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.58 p < .01 Italy O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.19 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.22 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.40 Netherlands O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.53 Netherlands O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.20 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.19 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.40 p < .01 Denmark O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.48 p < .01 Denmark O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.21 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.21 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.46 p < .01 Belgium O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.59 p < .01 Belgium O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.14 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.16 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.41 p < .01 Spain O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.49 p < .01 Spain O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.18 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.20 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.59 p < .01 Ireland O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.43 p < .01 Ireland O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.20 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.19 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.68 p < .01 Northern Ireland O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.55 p < .01 Northern Ireland O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.25 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.20 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.58 EC O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.44 p < .01 EC O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.21
Lineair relation

ß's controlled for: satisfaction(HAPP 2.1), affect(AFF 2.3), satisfaction with health and income; age, income, education, marital status, having children, work, male sex; urbanisation, type of dwelling, own home, religiousness, social participation; uncertainty about future, expected negative changes in income; satisfaction 5 years in past and future; tolerance, loneliness, misantropy, hopeless about life and sense of control. O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.20
Lineair relation

ß's controlled for: satisfaction(HAPP 2.1), affect(AFF 2.3), satisfaction with health and income; age, income, education, marital status, having children, work, male sex; urbanisation, type of dwelling, own home, religiousness, social participation; uncertainty about future, expected negative changes in income; satisfaction 5 years in past and future; tolerance, loneliness, misantropy, hopeless about life and sense of control.